Chicken Out (Verb)
Meaning
Remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- She agreed to lead the project but chickened out after realizing its complexity.
- The contestants on the reality show started to chicken out as the challenges became more daunting.
- He was going to ask his boss for a raise but lost his nerve and chickened out.
- After hearing about the strict rules, many students decided to chicken out of the competition.
- She had planned to go skydiving but at the last minute she chickened out and let her friend go instead.